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Where circumcentre of a obtuse triangle will be _________.

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inside of the triangle
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outside of the triangle
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on the triangle
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midpoint
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Solution

The correct option is B outside of the triangle
In obtuse triangles, the circumcenter is always outside the triangle opposite the largest angle. This is because the circumcenter is equidistant from any pair of the triangle's points.

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